Macon schools take part in 'Read for the Record'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Community leaders and volunteers stepped into the classroom today to Read for the Record. Organized by the United Way, the event brings millions of…
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Construction competition comes to Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – School buses and construction vehicles aren't things you think of going hand-in-hand, but they did Thursday at the Georgia State Farmer's Market in Macon. It was all part…
Plane crash in Crawford County injures 3
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A plane crash in Crawford County left 3 injured Thursday morning. According to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, around 10:16 a.m., a call came in concerning…
Sunny and breezy conditions hang around Thursday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sunshine will still hang around Middle Georgia later this afternoon. Today Another sunny afternoon is expected in Middle Georgia today. Highs will be in…
Nice weather sticks around for the week
After a few showers overnight, skies cleared today and temps warmed back into the 70s. Tonight we are cooling quickly under clear skies with lows dropping into the 40s…
Law enforcement agencies attend annual UTAC training event in Perry
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) - New technology like drones and robots are helping law enforcement agencies when it comes to preventing disasters. The annual UTAC (Unmanned Tactic…
Purple lights on for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — As you drive around Macon, you might notice some light bulbs are purple. The bulbs are to spread awareness about domestic violence and to highlight…
Stacey Abrams visits Fort Valley as she makes final push for voters
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Democratic candidate for Governor Stacey Abrams is hoping to get more people out to the polls. With just a few…
Man arrested for trying to rob Forsyth credit union
FORSYTH, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT) - Forsyth Police arrested a man Wednesday for trying to rob a credit union. According to Forsyth Police, officers responded to a panic alarm at…
Warner Robins man sentenced to life in prison after 2021 murder
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Warner Robins man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted…
Disney Princess: The Concert is coming to Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Disney Princesses are on their way to Macon! The Disney princess concert is set to be held at 6 p.m. on November 1st at the…
School speed camera questions answered
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Speed traps. That's how a lot of people are referring to the photo-enforced school zone cameras now in use in Macon-Bibb County. There's a lot of misinformation…
Cooler and drier conditions return Wednesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sunshine will return to Middle Georgia with cooler and drier conditions in the wake of last night's cold front. Today There were a few…
Rain moves in tonight, sun returns Wednesday
A cold front is approaching Middle Georgia tonight, bringing rain chances and a few thunderstorms. There is a small chance that one or two storms become severe. Main threats with any storms tonight will be damaging wind gusts and an…
Lane closures to take place in Macon Wednesday night
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Transportation is reminding people to plan for an alternate route Wednesday night. Riverside Drive between Spring Street and Martin Luther King…
Local organization looking to increase Latino voter turnout
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — We're two weeks away from election day, and the push to get people to the polls is increasing. One middle Georgia organization is focusing on…
Centerville Police investigating after body found on Jeanette Place
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Centerville Police are investigating after a woman's body was found in the backyard of a home on the 100 block of Jeanette Place on…
GBI investigating after Monroe County inmate dies
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation following the death of an inmate in Monroe County Tuesday. According to a Monroe County Sheriff's…
Perry officials: State of city, Houston County is 'growing'
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) - City of Perry officials say Perry and Houston County are growing. For some, Perry might be a quiet area, but city officials say it's vastly…
Kitty rooms upgraded at Bibb Shelter
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Cats love to climb, scratch, stretch and play, and they can do all of that alongside potential new owners in the Bibb County shelter's new and improved…
MWA announces resignation of executive director
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Water Authority Tuesday announced Executive Director and President Joey Leverette has resigned his position at MWA. A brief news release from MWA says Leverette's resignation…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores October 17-21
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, October 17 and Friday, October 21,…
Macon-Bibb County offices experiencing phone outage, temporary numbers provided
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Some Macon-Bibb government phone lines are down due to an outage with the county's phone provider. Macon-Bibb says that, at the moment, citizens calling…
Bibb County Sheriff's Office receives over $90,000 in H.E.A.T. grant
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has been awarded over $90,000 thanks to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety's H.E.A.T. grant. BCSO is one…
New mural unveiled during "Rep the Rights" rally at Wesleyan College
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wesleyan College held the final part to its reproductive rights event on Tuesday. The event showcased a completed mural all about reproductive rights. The…
Manufacturing plant in Macon to expand, grow jobs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- More jobs are about to become available in Macon now that a manufacturing plant is expanding. Nichiha USA's Macon plant, which opened in 2006, is…
Rain to return to Middle Georgia tonight
MACON, Georgia ( 41NBC/WMGT) - A cold front arriving tonight will bring some thunderstorms to Middle Georgia. Today Clear skies greeted Middle Georgia to begin our Tuesday, and they should…
UPDATE: 4 charged following drive-by shooting in Warner Robins
UPDATE (10 p.m.): WRPD identified the four suspects arrested in connection with Monday's shooting as Carson Harris Parke, Mohamed Diallo, Dequwan O'Neal Richards and…
Senator Ossoff announces new legislation for veterans
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Senator Jon Ossoff is working to cut down a huge backlog of records requests at Veterans Affairs offices across the country. Veterans are often required…
EPA to perform 5-year evaluation at old Powersville landfill
PEACH COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Environmental Protection Agency will soon be taking samples at the site of the old landfill in the Powersville area of Peach County.…
Thunderstorms possible Tuesday night
It has been a nice few days in Middle Georgia with sunshine and highs in the 80s, but rain is on the way Tuesday night. After a day of increasing clouds and…
Eastman man charged with murder after shooting in Chauncey woods
CHAUNCEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An Eastman man faces several charges, including felony murder, following the shooting death of 41-year-old Sherrie Hutto of Eastman. A Georgia Bureau of…
City of Forsyth seeing several public safety leadership changes
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The City of Forsyth's public safety sectors are transitioning into a new era of leadership. One of those changes happened recently with the…
Warner Robins organization getting into holiday spirit by creating care packages
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The holidays can be tough times for the deployed men and and women at Robins Air Force Base. That's why…
Houston County Fire Department investigating Sunday fire
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Houston County Fire Department is investigating a Sunday night fire. According to the Houston County Fire Chief, Christopher Stoner, the initial call came in at around 9:41 p.m. for a house fire at 2882 South Highway…
Clouds to return to Middle Georgia as final week of October begins
MACON, Georgia ( 41NBC/WMGT) - Cloud cover will begin to increase in Middle Georgia today as a new storm system approaches. Today As the final…
Weekend drive-by shooting leaves one woman injured
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Warner Robins Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that left one woman injured. According to a news release posted late Sunday evening, officers responded to…
Warming trend continues this weekend
It was another beautiful day in Middle Georgia as we warmed back to the 70s with clear skies. Overnight we will be seeing temps cooling into the upper 30s and low…
Warner Robins City Council approves to place speed cameras in school districts
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)-- Warner Robins is taking steps to ensure the safety of its students. The city is adding speeding cameras in school zones. City…
Crews, DNR still searching for missing man in Lake Juliette
JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)--- Monroe County crews and the Department of Natural Resources are still searching for a missing man, after the boat he was in capsized on…
Macon-Bibb County demolishes 300th blighted structure
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb County demolished the 300th structure Friday morning in the fight against blight. Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller says the demolition of the house on Antioch Road, will make…
Dublin City Schools taking proactive measures in bus driver shortage
DUBLIN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— As school districts continue facing shortages of bus drivers, Dublin City Schools is being proactive by taking measure to retain bus drivers. For the first…
Piedmont Macon employee receives award for act of service
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— A Piedmont Macon employee was recently awarded the hospitals 'Promise 360 Award, for an act of kindness. Willie Densley is a Technician with the hospital. He…
2 in Jones County arrested for early October shooting
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Two people in Jones County were arrested on Tuesday in connection to a shooting that happened on October 4th in Haddock. Daenisha Grubbs and Rayshad Lay are being charged in connection to the shooting of Trentarious…
A Houston County School promotes reading with Book Vending Machine
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Hilltop Elementary School in Houston County is hoping to reinforce the love of reading. The school held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, to…
Two Houston County men sentenced for sexually abusing children
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --On Friday, two men were sentenced by a Houston County grand jury on Child Molestation charges. In the first case, 38-year-old Clifford Morey was sentenced to 35 years in prison followed by life on probation. Morey was…
Central Georgia Greek Festival back for 15th year
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Central Georgia Greek Festival is back and better than ever after having to scale back for the pandemic over the last two years. Early Friday…
Man arrested after police chase out of McDonald's drive-thru
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Macon man was arrested after almost hitting several vehicles while pulling out of a McDonald's drive-thru and attempting to flee a Bibb County Sheriff's Office Deputy. BCSO says the incident happened Thursday, around 2:30 p.m.,…
Six arrested after string of property crimes in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Six people from a group that committed a string of crimes over the span of 2 days in Macon have been arrested. The incidents took place on October 18th and 19th, and involved 2 auto thefts,…
Jones County Sheriff's Office hosts ninth annual 'Salute to Georgia Sheriffs'
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office hosted the ninth annual "Salute to Georgia's Sheriffs" event Thursday morning at the Walnut Creek Shooting Preserve.…